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BREEDING FOR MILK SUPPLY
Breeds Improve the Thing for Which
They Are Selected-Germany
Makes Increase in Yield.
Cattle used to be bred chiefly foz
.work. Therefore the cows did not
give much milk. Breeds improve the
things for which they are selected. Il
cows were used for stepladders we
should by this time have them seven
feet high.
In 1730 the work cows of Germany
gave an average of a pint and a half a
day. Interest in milk increased, and
by ,1?00 the average yield was a quart'
and a half. Breeding went on milk
ward, and in 1810 the German cdfcvs
averaged two quarts of milk each per
day. In 1820 three, in 1830 four-and
there the gain stopped for 30 years
Devon Cows.
But in 1860 the production had in
creased to six quarts, and by 1870 to
eight.
The breeders of the trotting horse
found it tremendously hard to maka
their steeds go any faster after the
2:10 mark was reached, and it took
years and years to get below two min
utes-and at about the two-minute
mark in all probability the record will
always stand. So with the milch cows,
as the yield increased it grew more
difficult to breed record breakers, or to
better the average; but now the aver
age daily yield of all German cows is
said to he ten quarts.
A thousand per cent gain in a cen
tury and a quarter; tha? is what long
period breeding will do. It is such
work as this which alone will keep
the world big enough for its increas
ing numbers of people.
HANDLE THE BULL CAREFULLY
Quiet Animal That Has Never Harmed
Anyone Usually One to Attack
Unsuspecting Attendants.
The bull should always be handled
kindly and firmly, and should under
stand that his attendant is his master.
It ls always advisable to train the bull
calf tc lead, and a ring should be
placed in his nose at an early date.
Never permit the bull to have his own
way about anything where you may
differ with him and insist upon prompt
obedience.
It is very easy to spoil the dispo
sition of a bull by permitting children,
old as well as young, to play with him
or tease him. The man who is al
ways prepared for trouble never has
any.
It is the quiet bull that has never
horned anything that usually does the
damage, suddenly developing a vi
cious spirit and attacking his unsus
pecting attendants.
Working In Salt.
If you ase a barrel churn, sprinkle
the salt in on the butter after you have
drawn off the buttermilk and washed
the butte:.*. Then turn the churn as
you do to gather the butter. You will
find that yon have worked in the salt
more evenly than you can by the old
method, (md this way is easier and
quicker.
Pasture Extravagance.
But one of the most absurd pasture
extravagances is the feeding and
tramping thereon of an unprofitable
cow, for even the cleanest and best,
most luxuriant pasture cannot feed
profit into a cow that has missed her
calling.
Water for the Cows.
Cows should be given all the pure
water they can drink, not less than
twice a day. It has a decided effect
upon the* milk production.
Know How to Raise Cows.
Better than knowing how to pick
good cows out of the sale ring is know
ing how to raise them. *
Good Investment.
A high price for a good bull is a t et
ter investment than a low price for a
poor bull.
HES MOUNTAIN GIRL
By KONALD ROSS.
Marvin was in his later, thirties.
College bred, he had gone West^ter
making a failure of his life. He had
no ties. Nobody in the world cared
for him. He canted only to bury
himself in the heart of the forest and
to forget.
One day, as Marvin rode through
the woods, he came upon a slip of a
mountain giri bending over a brook.
Her bare feet were as brown as ber?
.ries, her arms nut brown, her face
flushed with confusion as she raised
it to his.
They fell into an easy conversation.
Her father was a small sheep rancher
living in the valley. She had no oth
er relative or friend except-Jim.
Jim was her lover, Marvin gathered.
He rode on, vaguely disconcerted. The
thought of the girl recurred to him
again and again.
He met her once more, twice-then
the day came when he rode down to
the valley to buy his supplies. And
he saw the girl at the door of the
ranch building.
"Joe Cooper's gal," the storekeeper
told him. "She's sort of queer. Old
Jim' Bates is crazy to marry her, but
he's in his fifties and the gal don;t
care for an old man. Guess her father
will make her. though. He's eager to
get rid of her-Shiftless lot, them
Coopers."
Marvin, returning, saw a group of
three at the door of the house. The
two men were arguing angrily with
the girl. Marvin thought he saw j
tears on her cheeks. He pulled in his !
horse; then slowly rode away. It j
was no business of his; he could not j
interfere.
But the days hung drearily on hi3
hands, and he felt a vague longing to !
see the forest girl again. About a!
week later his wish was gratified.
She vas , coming along the trail,
sobbing, and when she saw him she
stopped dead and hid her face in her
hands. Marvin was at her side in a
minute.
"YoU are in trouble," he said. "What |
can I do to help you?" Then in sud
den realization, "You were coming
to me?"
She nodded dumbly. "I can't stand
for it in the valley," she said. "I
won't marry Jim Bates. I won't. I
hate him. All ny life I have wanted
to live in the mountains, away from
folks."
The stammered, foolish words were
almost inarticulate. Marvin under
stood the passion behind them, the
soul longing for freedom, groping for
refuge from the petty tyranny of life.
He placed his arm around her. .She
looked up at him, and their lips met.
"I, too. love the mountains," he -said.
"Would you come and live with me
I mean, if we w^re to be married?"
She nodded. They strolled together
along {he trail, and at last both had
found happiness. Before she left it
was arranged that she was to meet
him and they would ride to the near
est town and find a minister.
That night he dreamed that he was
pursuing Laura through a vast, smoky
land, a wilderness with no other liv
ing being in sight; yet she was run
ning from him toward some unknown
danger, and he pursued, eager to save
her.
He gasped and sat up. Through
the window of his cabin he saw a
lurid light that ceemed ta fill the sky.
The room was lilied with' smoke.
He hurried into his clothes and ran
to the stable. The horse was whinny
ing, fearful of the fire that seemed to
be creeping nearer. Marvin saddled
him and rode at a gallop into the
woods. At the edge of the crest he
saw that the whole valley was ablaze.
He tethered his horse securely and
ran down the valley. He saw smol
dering homesteads, fallen trees,
blackened rooftops of deserted houses.
Then he was at the Cooper ranch.
The house -waa still" blazing.
He ran through the little irrigated
patch and hammered furiously at the
door. It fell crashing beneath hi3
blows. The interior was empty.
Thank God fov that!
The girl mv.st have joined the fugi
tives in the mountains at the other
end of the valley. There was no more
to be done. Marvin turned slowly
away-and then he was aware of the
girl crouching beside the little trickle
of water, as she had crouched by the
brook that day. She was crouching,
weeping, and in a moment he had her
in his arms.
"You are not hurt?" he cried.
"Where is your father? Your-"
"I don't know," she sobbed. "When
? awoke the house was beginning to
hurn. I dressed and hurried out here.
I think-I think they have gone with
the settlers toward the mountains."
"They left you to burn!" exclaimed
Marvin, in horror.
She laid her hand on his arm. "I
heard them calling for me," she said.
"But I hid here. Tomorrow I was to
have married Jim."
"And now?" asked Marvin, bending
over her.
"Now, I just can't I can't Leave
me to die."
He caught her In his arms and car
ried ber up the valley, over the smol
dering ruins of the little settlement.
When they reached unburned ground
he set her down and Walked beside
her, holding her to him. Her hair, un
loosed fell over him. They were to
tjethw *rd content, immeasurably con?
tent, nothing else mattered.
(OQ.40A*ht, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.)
EVERY HOME NEEDS A FAITHFUL
COUGH AND COLD REMEDY
When seasons chauge and colds
appear-when yon first detect a cold
after sitting next to one who has
sneezed, then it is that a tried and
tested remedy should be faithfully
used. "I never wrote a testimonial
before, but, I know positively that
for*myself and family* Dr. Kine's
NW Discovery is the best couyb
remedy we ever used and -ve have
tried them al).'' 50c. and 81.UO. -1
Light Saw, Lathe and Shin
gle Mills, Engines, Boilers,
Supplies and repairs, Porta
ble, Steam and Gasoline En
gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts
and Pipes. WOOD SAWS
and SPLITTERS
Grins and Press Repairs.
Try LOMBARD,
AUGUSTA. GA.
MI
NOTICE
Write me and I will explain
how I was cured in four days
of a severe case of Pile of 40
.01 years' standing without pain,
knife or detention from busi
?S5 ness. No one need suffer from
igg, this disease when this humane
lg cure can be had right here in
^5*0 South Carolina.
R. M. JOSE,
Route 4. Lamar, S. C.
FIRE
INSURANCE
Go to see
Harting
&
Byrd
Before insuring elsewhere. We
represent the best old line com
panies
Harting <? Byrd
At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield
Insurance Notes, Fire And
Life.
The PRUDENTIAL life (Strength
of Gibraltar Co) has lowered the
cost of life insurance. The PRU
DENTIAL has decided to allow
annual dividends on their already
extra low rates. At age 35. for in
stance,-an average age-PRU
DENTIAL 15 (Fifteen) life PAR
TICIPATING rate is only $35.70.
The premiums are reduced by an
nual dividends. This is lower than
most companies' 20-payment Life
participating rate. I do not know
of any company represented in Edge
field whose Capital and Surplus is as
much as 8150,000.00, having 20 pay
tifeparticipating rates as low as the
PRUDENTIAL 15 payment par
ticipating rates. The PRUDEN
TIAL bas Capita), Apportioned
Funds and Surplus of 864,000,
000.00. See'Spectater' Company's
reports.
The PRUDENTIAL wrote 887,
000,000.00 in 1914-more than any,
company rapresented in Edgefield
Please write us for rate at your
age. E. J. NORRIS.
Edgefield, S. C.
- Ford
Automobiles
We have the agency for Ford auto
mobiles for the western part of Edge
field county. There is no better car on
the market for the mohey. The Ford
owners who have thoroughly tested
these cars will tell you that. If you
want a car, drop us a card and we will
call on you and demonstrate the Ford
advantages.
W. F. RUSH & CO.
PLUM BRANCH, S. C.
A. E. Corley,
Surgeon Dentist
Appointments at Trenton
On Wednesdays.
.
Colds
should be "nipped in the
bud", for if allowed to run
unchecked, serious results
may follow. Numerous
cases of consumption, pneu
monia, and other fatal dis
eases, can be traced back to
a cold. At the first sign of a
cold, rjrotejet yourself by
thoroughly cleansing your
system with a few doses of
' T??EDFORD'S
the old reliable, vegetable
liver powder.
Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, O'
Madison Heights. Va., says
"I have been using Thed
ford's Black-Draught for
stomach troubles, indiges
tion, and colds, and find it to
be the very best medicine 1
ever used, lt makes an old
man feel like a young one."
Insist on Thedford's, the
original and genuine. ?-67
I Make the Old Suits
Look New
We are better prepared
than ever to do first-class
work in cleaning and press
ing of all kinds. Make your
old pants or suit new by let
ing us clean and press them.
Ladies skirts and suits al
so cleaned ?ind pressed. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
Special attention givan to La
dies' Silk Waists and Skirts.
Edge?eld Pressing Club
WALLACE HARRIS, PROP.
SHEPPARD BUILDING
CHICHESTER S PILLS
DIAMOND
0?
BRAND
. LADIES !
Jkfk your Druitt lbr CHT-CHES-TER'S A
WtaMOND BSANEI PILLS ia RED and/A\
GOLD metallic boies. scaled with Hue<?>>
Ribbon. TA EH Nto OTHER. Buy oF Tour ^T/
Brngfflrt and aik fop CHI.CHES.T?B'S V
DIAMOND ?HA.M? PILLS, for twenty-five
years regarded as B?st, Safest, Always Reliable.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
TIME
TRIED
EVERYWHERE gggg
HELLO WINTER!
Greet the cold weather with a
snappy Wool Suit or warm Over
coat. Prepare for jack frost's ar
rival now aud give us your order
before it's too late. We are mak
ing some classy Winter Overcoats
with Convenable Collars. Also
other styles. See our Jine of Hart
Spchaffner & Marx Ready-M ade
Suits. They are handsome-815.00
F. G. MERTIN'S,
Augusta, Ga.
See our big.
Wood Heaters
Coal Heaters
COAL HODS
COAL VASES
BRASS FIRE !
, SHOVEL AND '
' BRASS ANDU
We Install all <
Stewar
The greatest thing
in modern feeding
ia MOLASSES. .It cot?
dawn tba feed bill and builds np the stock.
r RED SHIRT ^_
F MOHSE AND MULE MOLASSES FEED
' It's something the horses and mules like-gives them an
' appetite-starts the saliva running and aids digestion.
Sf/ Far superior to an all grain feed. Give your horses and
mules a treat, and at the same time save money.
Our RED SHIRT (first grade) Horse and Mule Molasses Feed
contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfalfa, made appetizing with salt
and pure cane molasses, and analyzes as follows: *
Protein 10%; Fat 3ft; Fibre 12ft; Carbohydrates 57%
^ rroiein luvoi ni ?yu, - ,
ll PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED f^i^^&jfig*; 5&S
\ 12 ft ; Carbohydrates Saft. ' ^
i grSWAMP FOX HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED ??Sz&?}&'??i!2L*!???E?: %
1 PERFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED SSSSZZ'EtiSRF&?S? I
Protein 12%; Fat 3ft; Fibre 12ft; Carbohydrates 57%. This is composed of straight $
SJ . tl
x First Grade: A balanced ration containing Molasses. CatUe are very fond of it- >
5 keeps them in good condition. Increases the flew and enriches the quality of the milk ?
s: at a reduced cost of feeding. Contains ground Corn, C. S. Meal, Wheat Middling, :
m Ground Alfalfa, Pure Cane Molasses*and Salt. Analyzes: Protein 15%; Fat 3ft; j
S Fibre 12% ; Carbohydrates 60%. fl
I PIEDMONT DAIRY FEED ??t?. m" F" ***? I
~ REDSHIRT HOG FEED A combination of Digestive Tankage. Ground Corn, Rice ?
= ga; 1 screenings ; very fattening. Keeps thc hogs in good condition.
We manufacture also RED SHIRT Scratch Feed and RED SHIRT Baby Chick Feed. M
"SEVEN ECCS A WEEK" HEM MASH SS^.t???'ll
Bice, Cottonseed Meal. Cow Peas, Meat Meai and Linseed Meal. Analysis:
Protein 18%; Fat Aft; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 40%. ,
As shown on the bags in our ad. nearly all of our feed is made from Carolina
producta, even to the bags and twine. Wc are, therefore, in the market .
for O.ita, Corn, Wheat, Alfalfa Hay and any other kind of Hay- S^f^f
We also carry a full stock of GRAIN, HAY
AND STRAW.
Our feeds as shown above are mixed
on scientific principles to furnish the
greatest nourishment at the lowest
cost. Let us shown you how to /
cut your feed bills down. Write I
us for prices, etc.
$ grain and ground Alfalfa Meal.
RED SHIRT DAIRY FEED
~ . ._._?_:__ M"I".o"a r?tt1* ?r* very fond of i
Molony & Carter Co.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
_ ^
IT MASES HOME
On! So HAPPY
To Havel
BANK
ACCO
0
Cowngat 1509. b7 C. E. Zimmerman Co.-No. 44
F all the unhappy homes,
not one in a hundred has a bank
account and not one home in a hundred who has a
Dank account is unhappy. It seems almost foolish to
put it off any longer, when it is such a simple, easy
natter to start a bank account.
BANK OF EDGEFIELD
OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E. Nicholson,, Vice-President?
3. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Oashier.
*%
DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Geo. W. Adams, Thos. H. Rainsford, John
Gainsford, B. E. Nicholson, A: S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller,. E. J. Mims, J. H.
yien.
and Coal
Heaters
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line of Coal and Wood Heaters
- - $2.00 to $10.00
- - * $3.50 to $16.00
SETS
TONGS
IONS
STOVE PIPE
ELBOWS
STOVE MATS
ENAMEL WARE
TIN WARE
)f Our Stoves FREE of Charge
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